leanbh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lenab (“infant”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲan̪ˠəvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲanˠəvˠ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈl̠ʲæːn̪ˠə(vˠ)]
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲanˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲanˠu(ː)/, /ˈl̠ʲænˠu(ː)h/

Noun

leanbh m (genitive singular linbh, nominative plural leanaí or leanbhaí)

1. child, baby

   Baist do leanbh féin ar dtús. (proverb)

   Charity begins at home.

   (literally, “Baptise your own child first.”)

Declension

Declension of leanbh (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative leanbh leanaí vocative a linbh a leanaí genitive linbh leanaí dative leanbh leanaí leanaíbh (archaic) forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an leanbh na leanaí genitive an linbh na leanaí dative leis an leanbh don leanbh leis na leanaí

Alternative declension

Declension of leanbh (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative leanbh leanbhaí vocative a linbh a leanbha genitive linbh leanbh dative leanbh leanbhaí leanbhabh (archaic) forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an leanbh na leanbhaí genitive an linbh na leanbh dative leis an leanbh don leanbh leis na leanbhaí

Synonyms

• babaí
• bunóc
• leanbán

Derived terms

• carrachán linbh (“puny, wizened, child; changeling”)
• imeachtaí linbh (“toddler”)
• leanbh baistí (“godchild”)
• leanbh tabhartha (“illegitimate child”)
• leanb(h)án
• leanbhín
• lisín leanbh (“cemetery for unbaptized children”)
• trom ar leanbh (“heavy with child”)
• uchtleanbh (“adopted child”)

References

References

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leanḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 642; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leanbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN